Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 73848

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

David Taylor

LabourHemel Hempstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle number plate cloning; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of vehicle cloning on (a) the finances, (b) the legal position and (c) other factors

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime, including the use of cloned number plates. The ...

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